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Customs can request the encryption keys from you and did in this case. So not only encrypt everything, but use a hidden volume as well. http://www.truecrypt.or

by umami 13y ago

Customs can request the encryption keys from you and did in this case. So not only encrypt everything, but use a hidden volume as well. http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/plausible-deniability http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/plausible-deniability

MichaelGG 13y ago
Another way is to provide part of the key to someone that's not travelling. This person should not release the key to you until they're satisfied you've successfully completed your trip. You don't know the key, so you can't release it, and you'd have good proof to that effect.
- benjamincburns 13y ago
  At which point customs would permanently confiscate my things and perhaps deny entry into the country for my wife and me. The latter wasn't a threat for Mr. Blackman as I assume he's an NZ citizen. We're not NZ citizens, we're US citizens.
- umami 13y ago
  My understanding is that if you do not supply the key they can confiscate and destroy the media, though it will obviously vary from country to country. The idea behind the hidden volume is that you can provide a key that works for the volume (and hopefully satisfies whoever is inspecting your data) while keeping your information private.
  - umami 13y ago
    Reading the link supplied by patio11 above (recommended), I wonder if using a hidden volume would constitute an obstruction of customs investigation. "Don’t Obstruct an Agent’s Investigation Once it’s clear that a border agent is going to search your device or other possessions, don’t take any steps to destroy data or otherwise obstruct that process. Like lying, knowingly interfering with a border agent’s investigation is a serious crime." https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-travelers-carrying-digital-devices https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-tra...
lemming 13y ago
It's entirely unclear in NZ whether there's any legal obligation to furnish your passwords. See: https://twitter.com/GraemeEdgeler/status/411040201062895616 https://twitter.com/GraemeEdgeler/status/411040201062895616 (Graeme Edgeler is a well-known NZ law commentator).
PeterisP 13y ago
Don't carry any encrypted data on your person, download it over the internettubes which pass right through customs. Hardware can easily travel separately from bits.

by umami 13y ago

MichaelGG 13y ago

Another way is to provide part of the key to someone that's not travelling. This person should not release the key to you until they're satisfied you've successfully completed your trip. You don't know the key, so you can't release it, and you'd have good proof to that effect.

benjamincburns 13y ago
At which point customs would permanently confiscate my things and perhaps deny entry into the country for my wife and me. The latter wasn't a threat for Mr. Blackman as I assume he's an NZ citizen. We're not NZ citizens, we're US citizens.
umami 13y ago
My understanding is that if you do not supply the key they can confiscate and destroy the media, though it will obviously vary from country to country. The idea behind the hidden volume is that you can provide a key that works for the volume (and hopefully satisfies whoever is inspecting your data) while keeping your information private.
- umami 13y ago
  Reading the link supplied by patio11 above (recommended), I wonder if using a hidden volume would constitute an obstruction of customs investigation. "Don’t Obstruct an Agent’s Investigation Once it’s clear that a border agent is going to search your device or other possessions, don’t take any steps to destroy data or otherwise obstruct that process. Like lying, knowingly interfering with a border agent’s investigation is a serious crime." https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-travelers-carrying-digital-devices https://www.eff.org/wp/defending-privacy-us-border-guide-tra...

lemming 13y ago

It's entirely unclear in NZ whether there's any legal obligation to furnish your passwords. See: https://twitter.com/GraemeEdgeler/status/411040201062895616 https://twitter.com/GraemeEdgeler/status/411040201062895616 (Graeme Edgeler is a well-known NZ law commentator).

PeterisP 13y ago

Don't carry any encrypted data on your person, download it over the internettubes which pass right through customs. Hardware can easily travel separately from bits.